CITY OF ALBANY

The 'City of Albany' is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany, as well as the surrounding agricultural district and some national parks. The City of Albany had a population of 31,586 according to the 2004 census.^[1]

Contents

History

Wards

Localities

National Parks and Reserves

References

External links

History

In 1871, the Albany Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1896 the Albany Road Board followed. On 1 July 1961, they became respectively the Town and Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act.
On 1 July 1998, the two councils amalgamated to form the City of Albany.

Wards

The city has been divided into 7 wards, each of two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

★ Breaksea

★ Frederickstown (central Albany)

★ Hassell

★ Kalgan

★ Vancouver

★ West

★ Yakamia

Localities

★ Albany ★ Bayonet Head ★ Big Grove ★ Centennial Park ★ Collingwood Heights ★ Collingwood Park ★ Elleker ★ Emu Point ★ Frenchman Bay ★ Gledhow ★ Goode Beach

★ Kalgan ★ King River ★ Lange ★ Little Grove ★ Lockyer ★ Lower King ★ McKail ★ Milpara ★ Mira Mar ★ Mount Clarence ★ Mount Elphinstone

★ Mount Melville ★ Orana ★ Port Albany ★ Robinson ★ Seppings ★ Torbay ★ Walmsley ★ Warrenup ★ Wellstead ★ Willyung ★ Yakamia

National Parks and Reserves

★ Bakers Junction Nature Reserve

★ Bald Island Nature Reserve

★ Mill Brook Nature Reserve

★ North and South Sister Nature Reserves

★ Tinkelelup Nature Reserve

★ Torndirrup National Park

★ Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve

★ Waychinicup National Park

★ West Cape Howe National Park

References

1. National Regional Profile : Albany (C) (Local Government Area) www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2007-08-03.

External links

★ City of Albany Website